See some of the world's biggest vegetables at the Malvern Autumn Show

Name: See some of the world's biggest vegetables at the Malvern Autumn Show
Start: 2026-09-25
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Three Counties Showground

With record-breaking giant vegetables, dazzling floral displays, a glut of delicious food and drink, and a limited number of free doggy tickets, celebrate the best of the season at the Malvern Autumn Show this September 2026.

By Chloe Gorman | Published Wednesday 29 July 2026

Malvern Autumn Show brings three full days of harvest festival fun to Three Counties Showground this September 2026.

From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026 Add to calendar

One of the UK’s biggest harvest season celebrations, the Malvern Autumn Show returns to Three Counties Showground in 2026.

From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026, the showground in Malvern will be filled with a blaze of autumnal colour, special guests, giant veg, unique experiences and barrows-full of family fun.

SoGlos handpicks the highlights...

Giant vegetables at Malvern Autumn Show 2026

The jaw-dropping CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championships sees competitors from across the UK battling it out with their enormous crops, from massive marrows to pumpkins fit for Cinderella's carriage! These giants of the growing world are all hoping for a chance to win coveted Guinness World Records titles, with seven new Guinness World Records set at the show in 2025.

While in the Harvest Pavillion, local growers showcase their very best seasonal produce from their farm, garden or allotment space, including a colourful array of cut flowers, fresh fruit, vegetables and succulents, with seeds available to buy for growing at home.

RHS Flower Show at Malvern Autumn Show 2026

The RHS Flower Show returns for 2026, where the UK's best plant nurseries and growers compete for a coveted gold medal with an array of beautiful blooms.

The Floral Marquee is the place to be to admire top quality plants – including a number of rare specimens – and pick up flowers, plants and bulbs to take home. It's also a great opportunity to get top tips from the expert growers exhibiting.

There's plenty more inspiration in the Gardening Village, too, with everything from seasonal plants to water features and garden buildings.

Celebrity guests at Malvern Autumn Show 2026

Martin and Jill Fish host the Autumn Stage at this year's festival, with special guests including Monty Don OBE, Jonathan Moseley, Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page, Countryfile regular and RHS multiple gold medallist Jekka McVicar, wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury, and TV presenter Emma Jo Real-Davies.

While in the Great Malvern Cake Off tent, Chris Bavin returns as host, with appearances from GBBO 2019 winner David Atherton, 2021 quarter finalist Lizzie Acker, and 2020 contenstant Lottie Bedlow, alongside talented bakers like The Flowering Baker Ziggy Li, plus Saturday Kitchen star and the woman behind Jane's Patisserie, Jane Dunn.

Food and drink at Malvern Autumn Show 2026

The popular Great Malvern Cake Off features a programme of baking demonstrations, technical challenges and competitions, as well as opportunities for amateur bakers to show off their showstoppers – with classes for adults, juniors and professionals spanning harvest-themed bakes, occasion cakes and more.

Visitors have plenty of choice when it comes to food, with Festival Green full of street food traders serving up everything from pizzas, pies and pasties to barbecue and falafel, while the Vintage Tea Room offers tea and homemade cakes with a side of heritage charm.

Those looking for treats to take home will find everything they can imagine at the Artisan Food Market and Great Taste Food & Drink Market – and for those who like a tipple, All Things Drink brings all sorts of local spirits to the festival to try and buy, while in the Orchard and Hopyard Pavillion, visitors can learn all about beer, cider and perry production from local brewers, as well as seeing a brand-new display of Gloucestershire's native apple cultivars from the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust, before heading to the Westons Cider Garden for a refreshing pint.

Family activities at Malvern Autumn Show 2026

There's so much for families to enjoy at the Malvern Autumn Show, from pedal tractors and toy tools for imaginative play, hands-on arts and crafts like willow weaving, physical fun like climbing walls and circus skills, to vintage funfair rides.

An unmissable family highlight, On The Farm gives little visitors the chance to meet and pet farmyard animals like goats, sheep, alpacas and ponies, as well as making friends with a wide variety of dog breeds from whippets and greyhounds to cuddly pugs.

And Sunday is Dog Day at the Malvern Autumn Show, with a limited number of free doggy tickets available to book online in advance, allowing families with furry friends to enjoy all the sights, sounds and smells of the show together.